Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Aggression: "College football games and crime"

http://econ.cudenver.edu/home/workingpapers/Rees_WP_08-01.pdf
"Our results suggest that the host community registers sharp increases in assaults, vandalism, arrests for disorderly conduct, and arrests for alcohol-related offenses on game days. Upsets are associated with the largest increases in the number of expected offenses. These estimates are discussed in the context of psychological theories of fan aggression."

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